Tokeland, a small fishing town on the north side of Willapa Bay, has been a local hot spot for commercial crabbing for ...

An additional 2016 report revealed that removing just 10% of derelict crab pots and lobster traps on a global basis could increase landings by 293,929 metric tons—a yearly value of $831 million.

Tokeland, a small fishing town on the north side of Willapa Bay, has been a local hot spot for commercial crabbing for decades. But you don't need a crab boat or any state-of-the-art equipment to ...

Scallops caught using illuminated crab pots, dubbed "scallop discos", are now being served in restaurants under the term ...

These "ghost" pots and traps, lost to storms or boat traffic, continue fishing long after they're discarded, ensnaring marine ...

Baited blue crab pots are known to trap and drown terrapins, while fleets of traps are capable of steadily removing individual turtles until a population cannot sustain itself. Abandoned or lost traps ...

Two individuals recently received $1,613 fines for interfering with crab pots in the Moreton Bay region that don’t belong to ...

Baited blue crab pots are known to trap and drown terrapins, while fleets of traps are capable of steadily removing individual turtles until a population cannot sustain itself. Abandoned or lost traps ...

But crab pots were a big culprit, Roosenburg said. “Virtually every person who does terrapin research can tell you a story of ...

The victim told the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office that he noticed two people as he got out of the water from checking crab pot traps in a camouflage boat. The victim said when he went over ...

Many fishermen planned to retrieve their crab pots at 12:01 a.m. They were allowed to set their traps on Thursday. "We've got a tank on our boat. We put our crabs in there. Once the tank is full ...

The millions of lines tied to the pots and traps used by lobster and crab fisheries in the western North Atlantic region continue to pose a considerable entanglement risk to the critically endangered ...